“Very amazed. Govt is evidently fully commited to a intelligent, rapid option,” Musk wrote on Twitter on Saturday.

Labor’s federal energy spokesman, Mark Butler, said the proposal was still in its formative stage but was thrilled about the prospect. The expense of batteries was falling promptly, surprising even the most optimistic analysts, he said.Some distant communities in Australia and past – in sites like American Samoa – have presently been ready to use them to deal with the intermittency of photo voltaic and wind engineering.

The major question was regardless of whether this sort of engineering could function in existing principles and out-of-date industry composition, he said.“[There’s] a little bit of a way to go on this I assume but a truly thrilling exercise of management by the South Australian government,” Butler told ABC Tv set on Sunday. “Further conversations among [Mr Musk] and the South Australian premier must be encouraged.”

The Australian billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes has recognized the deal, inquiring for 7 days to sort out politics and funding.